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Cyathula schimperiana

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Identification
Cyathula schimperiana Moq. [family AMARANTHACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Schimper,
Related name
  • Cyathula polycephala
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Flora

Entry for CYATHULA schimperiana Moquin [family AMARANTHACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 6, Part 1, page 14, (1913) Author: (By J. G. Baker, with additions by C. H. Wright.)
Names
CYATHULA schimperiana Moquin [family AMARANTHACEAE], in DC. Prodr. xiii. ii. 328. —A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. ii. 216; Aschers. in Schweinf. Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. 180; Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr. 206, partly; Schinz in Engl. & Prantl, Pflanzenfam. iii. 1A, 107, partly, in Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. 173?; Lopr. in Engl. Jahrb. xxvii. 64 in obs.
Information
Stem 3 ft. high, herbaceous, stout, ultimately glabrescent in the lower part. Leaves opposite, petioled, 3–5 in. long, broadly elliptic, narrowed at either end, softly hairy. Inflorescence 1 (or 2) on terminal peduncle, 3–4 by 1 in., dense, shining white; partial inflorescences 2/5– 1/2 in. long, ovoid, with frequently 2 perfect flowers; outermost bracts ovate, scarious; sterile or rudimentary flowers few, ending in strong hooked spines. Perianth nearly 1/3 in. long, hairy; segments lanceolate, mostly mucronate.
Distribution
Mozamb. Dist. Kilimanjaro; Marangu, ex Schinz.Abyssinia Nile Land Mount Kubbi, Schimper, 3! and without precise locality, Quartin-Dillon & Petit, 94! Schimper, 326! 867!British East Africa Nile Land Aberdare Mountains, James!

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